The Weeknd - After Hours ALBUM REVIEW

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After Hours is a fruitful reinvention of The Weeknd.
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FAV TRACKS: HARDEST TO LOVE, SCARED TO LIVE, HEARTLESS, FAITH, BLINDING LIGHTS, IN YOUR EYES, SAVE YOUR TEARS, AFTER HOURS
LEAST FAV TRACK: TOO LATE
THE WEEKND - AFTER HOURS / 2020 / XO / ALTERNATIVE R&B
7/10
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?

[@darcyobrien1174]

"sounds like the weekday" you're better than this bro

[@JC19021]

Anthony is 12% boomer

[@lovekidthewiz153]

the weakest bar from melon

[@stephaniepainchault2815]

I thought this was a meme lmao he really said that 💀

[@danielrc14]

This is what Eminem was refering to when he said "I'm watching my pupils get cornier"

[@etagged]

I thought it was fire.. 🔥

[@jaked.5954]

Anthony, you can’t knock 3 points because he released it on a weekday, that’s not fair

[@machduel]

lol

[@beeteeinc87]

Agreed

[@petermartin1828]

Jake D. Lmao

[@TheShaza55]

*weekdy

[@cherrybom6465]

Cancel kanye

[@machomadness9027]

“Heartless is a good track, too bad he’s black” cmon anthony

[@donovanortiz4406]

Macho Madness 😂😂😂

[@christopherlowery3797]

God iz Gangsta try next time.

[@spikiex9054]

Racism at its best

[@jonakolorz2826]

He didnt even say that.....

[@derangedemu]

@@jonakolorz2826 no way, who would've thought. thank you for pointing that out, I wouldn't have noticed this comment wasn't true.

[@j.s.m.5351]

Calling him "Dis-Abel-d" was kinda sus

[@ok6866]

amogus

[@notlebraag]

Mungus

[@TI84p]

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[@ok6866]

@Ivory_ Lagiacrus_YT why

[@zackzallie8735]

@@TI84p r/ihadastroke... SEE??? NOW I HAVE REDDIT!!!! COOL, HUH????!!!!

[@jaxonswove7466]

I find Melons critiques about the “Mixing” quite concerning, who cares if he is Mixed, all races are equal😠😠😠

[@hisboychugga]

Jaxon Stephens this one made me laughed harder than I'm proud to admit

[@alijahpelletier]

Lmao, amazing comment

[@bruhffffgggg]

Wow finally a good comment

[@ctrlaltdestroy91]

I wish I could like this comment twice.

[@JJJJJ830]

lmaooo

[@Andehmon]

3:23 "he sounds like not The Weeknd, he sounds like The Weekday" boi has been waiting for years to use this line

[@niggagosling]

666 likes

[@sakuranovaryan9261]

Hahahah

[@adeshkantha7034]

More like weekdayd

[@ponch42380]

More like the weekstrt

[@abeltesfaye_]

Yeah that joke is so tired tbh

[@trapmoneykenny]

Just because you are scared of the album cover shouldn’t be a reason to take off 3 points, like come on.

[@joratos5550]

He didn’t say he took off 3 points because of the album cover.... and u’re an amine fan so ur opinions r invalid lol

[@trapmoneykenny]

José Leung shut the hell your mouth Mexican. It’s a joke kid. Calm down

[@lovesosweet4474]

Lmaaao

[@oongaboonga7013]

José Leung bruh what amine got good music

[@oongaboonga7013]

@Dat N!gga ndjfjsdfn I meant the rapper Amine

[@mohsinpervaiz5782]

You can't just say that the track "Snowchild" should've been called "Coalchild" just because he's black, man.

[@achans1611]

Yo, you dropped your crown for that joke, king👑

[@b9l_onion758]

Your pfp matches the comment so well 😂

[@mohsinpervaiz5782]

@@b9l_onion758 It represents the average fan of [famous musician] when Fantano gives their new record a low score.

[@daniellopez732]

Mohsin Pervaiz Oh Anthony gave my favorite artist a bad score? Pfft, who cares, Anthony doesn’t know anything. *cries inside*

[@b9l_onion758]

@@mohsinpervaiz5782 i can relate cus that's my face when he gave swimming a 3 lol

[@AnGeltheGRman]

Saying "he sounds more like the Weekday" for 8 minutes and laughing hysterically at your own joke is not a music review Anthony smh

[@cristhianmora5962]

Haters will try to reach their own dick

[@sterlingdeo2913]

Cristhian Mora 😬 just just stop

[@luwapp8912]

Yeah we havent seen comnents like this

[@cdblends2514]

Cristhian Mora fax

[@mitchaser5159]

AngeloSept he definitely reviewed the whole album and each song. butthurt

[@jesseparnes8485]

"I'll just go with the number of children in my basement" is not a fair justification for giving this a 7 Anthony...

[@cillianclarke8987]

He has way more than 7 children in his basement

[@legendbtv]

Jesse Parnes 😂😂😂😂

[@exthechickenwing]

Cillian Clarke hat to release some... social distancing

[@johnpangarakis396]

Y’all gonna get Melon arrested someday lmao

[@tahakamran6196]

Why couldnt he have kidnapped 3 more kids before the review 😭

[@kambennett2487]

This is the greatest comment section I've ever seen in my life.

[@mgbm8335]

right yo

[@indiaxlovee]

Tbh Any weeknd comment section is golden, this man is immune to hate, humans treat him like God lol

[@generalskywalker1959]

This comment sections got enough salt for my popcorn.

[@aegr5125]

lmao yeah

[@exzisd]

Personally I'm a bit tired of the fake Anthony quotes trying to get top comment and acting like he said something horribly racist. The fake Anthony quotes that don't involve race I find more funny but the fake Anthony quote is a dead meme. It was a better world when people were focused on what color flannel he wore in the thumbnail.

[@damianespinosa6393]

Melon you can’t put on blackface and recreate the Starboy video and call it a review

[@pumpkingreg6673]

I found it questionable when he switched the lyrics from "Starboy" to "Black Boy" but it's his choice I suppose

[@adsonxo]

AM DYING LMAOOOO

[@FirstnameLastname-nd9wx]

nostalgia critic be like

[@prajwaljayaraj5887]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ancientaliensofficial]

Yes he can

[@ndomotivation6362]

I swear these lack of yellow flannels got me having a heart attack.

[@steviewonder1663]

I hear you survive as long as you wash your hands

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

I guess blue flannel means a 7

[@XD123771]

Ecléctico Iconoclasta blue Flannel is a 6 or 7

[@avalon5821]

Ecléctico Iconoclasta a blue flannel is just a normal shirt

[@ryanpennington8108]

Blue flannel is when the melon wants to fuck with us I feel like

[@kumotherapy]

“Not being able to kiss Abel” is not a fair excuse to take off 3 points melon :/

[@finneganlindsay]

That's so fucking funny. Thanks for using the same stale template that I've seen for the past 6 months

[@kumotherapy]

mark zuckerberg thank you mark zuckerburg! Very cool!

[@SwansLover1982]

mark zuckerberg lmao quit trying to be human Mark suckerberg

[@wangorush1373]

My name is Wango. Wango Rush. Wango rhymes with Fandango. I think that is pretty cool...Anyways check out my latest beat, you won't be disappointed :)

[@Schmodin]

@@finneganlindsay damn dont you have some meats to smoke

[@TheDobleQ]

I don't understand that "if he's that good, why he is not the whole week?" argument, it just doesn't make any sense Anthony.

[@alexanderleo6809]

Not gonna lie I didn’t really understand how the 2 minute speech about why you actually admire the values of the Soviet Union had any relevance too the review, please try to stay on topic more Anthony.

[@gabms6320]

How that can ever be not relevant

[@IronRevolution]

That is more relevant than the entire review.

[@utryping]

Based

[@uzzielhernandez8945]

Comrade Anthony

[@jacksonsmith2955]

@@utryping ew a tankie

[@seanboyle4467]

I can’t believe you went a whole almost 8 minutes without washing your hands melon, you need to set a good example to the youth.

[@fraterang]

sean boyle i hate this account

[@eglaf6073]

lmao i hate yall

[@Zay13378]

Yo pfp is amazing send it to me

[@TheRantMaster53]

wow this one turned out to be real

[@aperson-mq6xu]

@@fraterang I love you

[@machduel]

When he gave it a 3/10 and said "If the weeknd didnt exist chick-fil-a would be open every single day" I felt that...

[@mikexoxxxo]

fuck u

[@Yondaime751]

Closed on Sunday.......

[@msferrox]

@@Yondaime751 Ur mom is closed on Sunday

[@stevenignatieff3220]

You’ve been waiting for this

[@machduel]

@@stevenignatieff3220 Yea I loved the album... snowchild is my favorite song.

[@Dylan-Frost]

You shouldn't say that The Weeknd should've titled his song "Blinding Darks" to match his skin color, Anthony. That's not cool.

[@bruno6178]

😭

[@Barry-Sweaty]

I feel we need to review this man’s mustache. It’s very tall, disappears into his nostrils, and doesn’t mix well with his nose. I find it glitchy and stylistically confusing. It adds some color and has a decent vibe, but doesn’t add much to the overall project.

[@raysdesk]

layton hansen 2/10

[@CasteloBrancoG]

not good

[@alvinpietzsch1534]

Hahahaha

[@vibeymonk]

0/10

[@wizzyontop]

Solid 0, light 1

[@lain2236ad]

You’re safe for now Anthony, my assassins have been called off for now until your next review. Enjoy your life full of despair and fear.

[@cillianclarke8987]

He will

[@KaisTestKitchen1]

He still has to review Childish Gambino

[@jacksn9031]

yes

[@user-jr3ur2ce5u]

Very Strong Leaf hopefully this stays top comment

[@secondaccount142]

Nah melon's got a hunnid shooters in Atlanta, he ain't worried about that.

[@heallol860]

Anthony, you’re my guy but you can’t be giving The Weeknd a 0 because he didn’t spell it correctly

[@cillianclarke8987]

Yeah melon it's not his fault he's dyslexic

[@gavatundejr4986]

I hate melon he's great

[@heallol860]

Gavin Squires melon sucks, his videos are amazing

[@Mango-bj2ch]

CasualSnake that’s so true, you couldn’t be anymore wrong

[@teamlarkin092]

@@cillianclarke8987 LMAO

[@averybane1163]

I went from 8.5/10 to 9/10 and it wasn't until this day I realized this album is a fucking 10/10.. This aged so well, and honestly age is the last determining factor to dictate whether it's a 10 or not, and here i am with it

[@cloudbyx9970]

i listen to this almost everyday & the song blinding lights just gets more & more chaotic for me the fact that it comes after faith

[@alalal123421]

fax

[@fallen119]

This album set the standard for the new decade. its the sound of the new roaring 20’s. Our generation will look back and remember this one forever.

[@jaikaransingh9087]

♾/10

[@d1sciple.136]

Since I read this for the first time I can't stop laughing for the world. LMAO considers After Hours 10/10. What the hell is this?

[@jamesjones-uk3zu]

“He sounds like the weekday” what does that even mean. What kind of analysis is that

[@gamestation130]

Luigi Nastro I haven’t even heard the album, but I kinda agree. Like what does that actually mean

[@luisavalos4211]

Luigi Nastro issa joke the comment too

[@BLVCK-VINCI]

@Luigi Nastro That joke from 2011 though

[@zekewow2682]

@Luigi Nastro nah bro we want to know what does that mean?

[@impg8801]

Maybe how a "weekend" is supposed to be "happy" and upbeat, while a "weekday" is supposed to be somber; meaning this album, in melon's opinion, is somber.

[@thecharlieramirez]

"He doesn't sound like the Weekend, he sounds like the Weekday." Is your wife pregnant, Melon? Your dad jokes are on point.

[@rwjisdabest1]

He’s married?

[@thecharlieramirez]

@@rwjisdabest1 They put a ring on it.

[@ThoughtyouThought600]

The Charlie Ramirez More 🔥🔥🔥🔥⛽️⛽️⛽️⛽️

[@alexh8503]

lmao

[@tayebhamdaoui1443]

Tf? He's gay.

[@robertedwards7997]

Sorry Anthony but at 2:27 you touched your face and didn’t wash your hands. We can’t really be having this.

[@rodaneblackwood1079]

I saw that too lol

[@bigspencah]

@@siroram9298 Bro you got him good

[@333voidGirl]

Siroram bro you got him good

[@ChadX]

@@siroram9298 Bro you got him good

[@slavojdyrdek]

@@Superkirbeh I'm not gonna do that

[@heartkit123]

Who else thinks Hardest To Love is underrated?

[@user-iz1ii1xd6n]

YESSS

[@staigenerator2949]

I think Escape From LA is underrated

[@heartkit123]

Guys pls pray for my dad he has coronavirus

[@heartkit123]

I don't need likes just prayers from u all cheers

[@elias6126]

hardest to love is the best song on the album

[@Prodeshan]

Calling Abel the "N" word was a little bit uncalled for .

[@thisisarjunbutwhythehellar6188]

Hahagsgsshsahahaha so original

[@Dylan-Frost]

Especially the fact that he used the n word not once, not twice, but 37 times.

[@tenthtennant8935]

@@Dylan-Frost 36 was fine but he broke his manners on the 37th one

[@treyebillups8602]

Nah it’s fine that he called him Negus, he was born to Ethiopians after all

[@ShivanshSharma-yz9bk]

the fact the comment has 911 likes

[@camerontessier6850]

All jokes aside. I really enjoyed your breakdown of this album and appreciate the effort you put into this review. I think this album should’ve been somewhere north of 8 but I respect your opinions as always. Unsubscribed.

[@stxcxv]

ive done this so many times 💀💀💀💀

[@B.G.N.A.]

LMFAO

[@zachhenslee6925]

😂

[@AnthonyHirsch]

😂😂

[@ethanvogelsberger8983]

Had us in the first half not gonna lie

[@AppleSassySauceFilms]

I’m waiting for people to refer to drake as “Aubrey” like people refer to TheWeeknd like Abel

[@samuel2pac72]

Astrothunder_ We do, in a disrespectful manner because it’s a girly name and he’s a girly boy. Aubrey likes men and rides wheelchairs.

[@user-ou5il5vo9m]

Das not gonna happen cuz drake is already a person's name

[@god8911]

@@samuel2pac72 lmao

[@zombieapocolipse69]

I kinda get what you mean, but Drake is actually a name, just his middle one. 'The Weeknd' ism't as simple as just Abel

[@mattikro]

Tyler the creator already does

[@piedynasty]

if he's a 7, he'd be the most greatest 7 of all others.

[@IERDNAAAaa99]

*DAMN* that's absolutely true.

[@mekassah5288]

Bro its a light seven .

[@flameaairell]

DAMN bro

[@vulee100]

@@flameaairell thats kendrick's album

[@cristianotoniolatti6475]

lil pump is a better 7

[@beatsbykana]

the weeknd is like half my playlist at this point

[@imanobody5898]

Yup half of my playlist are the weeknd and paint it black and then i got random Corridos songs like t3r and el de la guitar

[@eliasrangel4813]

I’m a nobody add yo soy de rancho, is a banger

[@imanobody5898]

Elias Rangel fuck no hate that shit after people made it a meme it annoying to me now

[@beatsbykana]

@@eliasrangel4813 who's it by?

[@eliasrangel4813]

Kana Beats el Komander

[@kishenraghavan572]

Calling him "Gaybel" and giving it a 2/10 wasn't exactly fair

[@301vishu]

kaigudragon 😂😂

[@skafrozhafiz4237]

Yoo 😂😭

[@epictntfailure5372]

"I would give this 9 but I deducted 2 points because of the color of his skin" controversial yet brave as always melon

[@pianoboi4842]

Controthony Versialtano

[@IHav3No3n3mies]

"Why would you say something so controversial yet so brave?"

[@ek5160]

“why would you make a comment so unoriginal yet so unfunny?”

[@pianoboi4842]

@@ek5160 "why wouldn't you shut up?"

[@x.enigma]

ᗷᖇᗩᗯᒪᗰᗩᑎ ᑕᗩᗰEᒪᗷᗩᑕK stfu 💯

[@joshualee9540]

When people get triggered over a 7/10, I have to remind them this is a person that gave House of Balloons a 3/10, and MBDTF a 6/10. Ffs, I was happy as hell, when he gave this a 7.

[@B.G.N.A.]

Hes ass at reviews

[@joshualee9540]

@@B.G.N.A. Nah, he just has different opinions. Don't agree with all of them, but can't do much about it.

[@CasteloBrancoG]

i literally disagree with 90% of his reviews lmfao

[@obsessiondesigns]

Guilherme Castelo fr i would hate to play the aux with him bro would be straight dissing my music taste

[@andymort9745]

@@CasteloBrancoG That's the point.

[@waitingforcorey5234]

c'mon melon you cant give his album a 3/10 just because he didnt release during regular business hours. also you went too far by saying that the weeknd is the "whitest former slave i've seen since jason derulo"

[@pennydreadfuls_]

" "whitest former slave i've seen since jason derulo" " HOLY SHIT IM CRYING

[@somethung8188]

LMAO

[@aandwdabest]

The fuck man lol

[@imranreaza3337]

Anthony, you’re staying back After Hours for detention. You can’t be racing your Hot Wheels cars in class.

[@97EDUB]

The Child in him will never go away.

[@rajavlitra]

Hey man no fair we're having D&D later

[@tommywiseau6684]

This post gave me PTSD from childhood trauma.

[@Schmiddiize]

Alone again is easily one of the sonically most pleasing songs ever, how is it a bad intro? He basically comes down in a spaceship and takes you for the ride that this album is.

[@henokwoldemichael1749]

I think people are so used to listening to random songs on albums that nobody is realizing how conceptual this project is. Its literally a movie and every song has a reason. My only problem with this review is that you cant critique the album by just critiquing the songs, but rather the cohesiveness of the project. Thats the point of an album

[@ado_4297]

@@henokwoldemichael1749 the guy who considers to pimp a butterfly as one of the greatest albums of all time has trouble realizing when an album is conceptual?

[@Reptiliatus]

Schmiddiize couldn’t agree more. Alone again might be my favourite track on the record. He comes in with instant emotions and it’s just chills. You feel it. To be honest I wish the track stayed true to the first half of the song longer but the beat drop was interesting.

[@henokwoldemichael1749]

@@ado_4297 That's a good point, but I'm basing my comment on the way this review came off to me, and those saying every song sounds the same

[@ado_4297]

@@henokwoldemichael1749 fair enough

[@giuliogmonti]

This album is unbelievably beautiful, it's a masterpiece 10/10

[@JoseSilva-ht8es]

It's a 6/10 album, chill

[@giuliogmonti]

@@JoseSilva-ht8es well then u have shit taste

[@BeanisBags]

Dude, even the hardest Weeknd fans know this shit is not a 10/10.

[@giuliogmonti]

@@BeanisBags stfu it is

[@BeanisBags]

@@giuliogmonti how? It’s one of my favourite albums of all time but it’s not a perfect album you fucking spastic

[@martinhnuuma1182]

Too low of a rating in my opinion. Not a Weeknd fanboy, just think it should have been a strong 8 or light 9.

[@luisnavarro5298]

“He sounds not like The Weeknd but like the Weekday” Cmon melon...

[@HiHungryIamDad]

what would you expect from Logic's older brother?

[@Kim-rw2vl]

@@HiHungryIamDad yeah true our boy have no sense of humor

[@itscoachmorphius123]

Lol I thought this was a sarcastic comment until I actually hear him say it

[@anubhavsharma991]

Cmon melon lmfao

[@jonekfv7944]

BARS

[@buffordjohnson9812]

Anthony, just because you can’t sing along when he says the N word doesn’t mean you can knock it down 3 points

[@rivalsoul9853]

This is the only one that made me laugh

[@henokwoldemichael1749]

I think people are so used to listening to random songs on albums that nobody is realizing how conceptual this project is. Its literally a movie and every song has a reason. My only problem with this review is that you cant critique the album by just critiquing the songs, but rather the cohesiveness of the project. Thats the point of an album

[@splitzerr6194]

You must like pink floyd then

[@gnap6051]

Just wrote down my mind.

[@wayned535]

i think thats alot of people's problem with melons reviews. I still respect and mostly value his opinion because he explains his reason behind his opinion very well but there are certain reviews that i think are just bad. Not because he likes or dislikes a project but because sometimes he doesn't explain his reason for liking or disliking it well and thats the entire reason people like his reviews. Go watch his House of Balloons review and you'll know what im talking about. Its like 6 mins long and he barley even talks about the music but mostly talks about how the lyrics are shitty basically because they're shallow and trashy. For some reason he just couldn't understand that the trashy and shallow lyrics were self aware and displayed how he justified his toxic behavior but consciously had many insecurities and thats why people related to it and held the record in such high regard. When melon does talk about the music in the review, he doesn't explain his gripes with it well, and completely misses the point of the record by boiling it down to the "fuck boy" type of lyrics. Its like he assumed there was no depth just because the lyrics were basic on a surface level.

[@progunjack5556]

What? Mine is opposite, I always see him as the guy who always take an album as a cohesive narrative rather than a bunch of songs that are meant to be enjoyable

[@user-fp8pv2jp9u]

7 is way too low, this album is a 9/10, and AOTY so far.

[@jaidsalgado]

Trippin

[@nwinsto602]

My hears must be broken didn't hear anything that is worthy of aoty

[@tsk3884]

Always based on numbers and first week sales Eternal Atake is AOTY now

[@joseestrada2343]

@@jaidsalgado no

[@joseestrada2343]

@broootal warp no

[@kenoanderson2889]

"sOUnDs LiKe ThE wEeKdAy" I don't come here for your comedy Melon..

[@connorrrj02]

He kinda crashed and burned on that one 😳😬

[@venicec3310]

Keno Anderson its crazy even without an audience you could still feel the bombing lol

[@grzeg_]

why do you come here tho? i am asking myself that question too

[@terencefletcher5139]

No one fucking cares 🎵🎵

[@thomasalias8492]

y'all hella dramatic.

[@nikeshlilani5215]

Giving after hours a 7 can't save you from the crime you committed by giving house of balloons a 3

[@SlickSkuddy]

That’s crazy because i would’ve swapped those scores around. I appreciate The Weeknd still making music but I just cannot get into this new stuff.

[@samuel2pac72]

coronathony virustano Able makes pretty boring music tho. At least his projects are.

[@daanyaalkhan5686]

Holy shit he gave it a 3? Lmaoo

[@nikeshlilani5215]

@@daanyaalkhan5686 yes he did it's quite certainly one of his worst reviews

[@mitchdavis9398]

He gave it a 3 but he loved Echoes of Silence and put the remastered Trilogy in his top 200 albums of the 2010s. Pretty sure the rough production was his main gripe when it first came out

[@vy-w]

This is not an album, this is an experience, I've never listened to an album on loop before this one.

[@dawiepower1]

HOuse of balloons?

[@vexxo7998]

TPAB????

[@gnap6051]

Oh my god...same. I never even used to listen to albums on full track before, but every single one here is a drop of space-drug magic.

[@supes2687]

Astroworld ? Die lit ?

[@IrishGuysScarf]

@@vexxo7998 Kendrick's TPAB is incredible, best hip-hop album arguably this century. But Abel has managed to reincarnate the 80's musical theme basically single-handedly.

[@bennybaca4156]

Pov: you’re here after The Weeknd got snubbed at the 2021 Grammys.

[@ok6866]

Hehe

[@vistencluse]

Get out of my mind

[@ryanrobinson2293]

Overall, great review Anthony. However it caught me a bit off-guard when you started describing how attractive the girl from Uncut Gems was and then proceeded to give her a rating of a 'strong 9'. Very unprofessional.

[@bobbyp8009]

He’s a fucking music nerd KZbinr with content filled with nothing but opinions. What did you honestly expect???

[@holdmyweight3597]

These aren't funny. You're trying too hard kid

[@thebatman4279]

@@holdmyweight3597 I'm not seeing any funny comments from you, Mr comedy analyst.... 🤔

[@kuziecurry7046]

Holdmyweight35 comedy police

[@aryavirsangwan6837]

Julia Fox?

[@CezaMVO]

"Selena didn't deserve the Weeknd, I would give him both of my kidneys"- melon

[@sadchinito]

CezaMVO what you’re saying doesn’t even make sense

[@reindeerage]

@@sadchinito he obviously didn't say it, it was a direct melon quote, smh

[@puffy_jr7521]

@@sadchinito what's not to understand

[@CezaMVO]

@@puffy_jr7521 honestly some people just don't have common sense

[@CezaMVO]

@@reindeerage thank you

[@abdelrahmanessam3121]

"Abel is un-abel to sing" really melon ?

[@vincentbarbes7672]

You’re crazy Anthony, Alone Again is one of the best intro tracks ever

[@DangerousPython]

When the comments said "weekday" I thought they were kidding holy shit

[@azariahawthorne9760]

@@saleemnourein2274 shut it

[@abbasakbar6597]

Wow! a 10/10 because Uncut Gems was your favorite movie of 2019? Strange review.

[@97EDUB]

Uncut Gems didn’t help at all. It was all because of the Inception.

[@eramz56]

Soundtrack was a very similar vibe which is interesting

[@Felix-nz1ll]

@@eramz56 pretty sure i read somewhere the guy who made the score for uncut gems was involved in this album

[@MikeBartelli]

FMONEYFMONEY FMONEY he mentions it in the review, oneohtrix point never produced on the album and scored uncut gems

[@suncityranger1115]

@@Felix-nz1ll oneohtrix point never dude Daniel Lopatin

[@jerryrocketandthegogogirls3517]

Hey my wallet ripped and the spot where I keep my condoms is open and I don’t want my mom to see it if I leave my wallet laying around. Does anyone have any recommendations for a high quality wallet (preferably something a bit smaller) I know this might be a weird place to ask but any help would be great :)

[@erinvalenzuela3424]

this deserves more likes

[@jerryrocketandthegogogirls3517]

Erin Valenzuela thank you so much :)

[@chris_geo9920]

Pervs

[@cancercentral9997]

RIDGE WALLET

[@jerryrocketandthegogogirls3517]

Cancer Central real shit??

[@jaysosaaa7975]

I think you need to listen to the lyrics, i thought the same thing upon first listen but i decided to listen to it when reading the lyrics off Genius and this album is a 10/10 its a story...in the beginning he speaks about how hes taking off his disguise and returning to his old ways then he cheats om his girlfriend and speaks about how hes hard to love on Hard To Love and apologizes about putting her through all that pain then on Scared to love he's apologizes for damaging her coz he was the only love she knew so she scared to love anyone else because able damaged her so he tells her she shouldnt be scared to move on e.t.c and then on the next song(Snow child) he speaks about how he cheats on her in a studio because he cant control himself and how evil the girls in Cali are because he's a slave for pussy when hes off the liquor...the hook even says "cali was the mission but now a nigga leaving" which references a 2011 song during his come up saying "cali is the mission" he also speaks about how its portrayed as a great place with flashing lights which isn't true as he's discovered, Before he speaks about how he wants to leave Los Angeles coz of the temptation and all the negative stuff that happens including how he cant trust anyone because his girl told him about some guys who buy her purses and spend money on her and stuff resulting in him wanting to leave on Escape From L.A coz he cant trust anyone and he says "got everything i wanted, got the money got the cars but none of that matters without you" because she left him and he has nothing left that pleases him so he decides to just "escape" from L.A, the chorus even says "this place will be the end of me, take me out LA" so he leaves L.A, California and goes to Vegas which he said makes him feel at home earlier in the album and does drugs there thats why the song has an upbeat tempo which is probably a metaphor for him being high off the drugs and the first lyrics say "never need a bitch, im what a bitch need" but earlier in the album he said "she dont need a man shes what a man need" this is just the first half of the album, so you hopefully have an idea of where the album is going

[@seppuku-]

why doesn’t this have more likes im confused mane

[@wayned535]

@@staigenerator2949 lyrics have literally never been the appealing part of the weeknds music. Its how he structures his projects. All of the weeknds best projects(trilogy mixtapes and kiss land) have never had the most mind blowing lyrics but what all those projects have is cohesiveness and thats what makes them special. I remember when kiss land first came out people thought it was mostly mediocre(including myself) but most of those same people now think its his best project. Those projects have aged well, not because the lyrics are great, but because the more you listen to them, the more you understand the overall theme and why the songs are made the way they are. There are so many people that work on his albums. If they thought that the lyrics needed to be stronger to make it better, they would definitely make it a priority but they don't because there is no point. If anything it would take away from the structure.

[@wayned535]

@@staigenerator2949 leme put it this way. Its like saying that hopsin makes better music than lil uzi because his lyrical ability is better. It doesn't really matter because hopsins songs turn out shitty either way but uzi can make a good song even if the lyrics are basic as long as its structured. Thats why some of the best rappers dont have the best music. They can rap but they focus on the lyrics more than the other elements of what makes a song good. Every S tier rapper that makes incredible music balance's it out(Biggie, Ab-Soul, Jay Z, etc...). Jay Z is a better(IMO) and more memorable artist than Nas because he makes better songs and doesn't make his lyrics the ENTIRE appeal for every song on every album.

[@CjH02222]

“sounds like the weekDAY” is the pinnacle of comedy

[@furkannn2000]

Man I wish someone made that joke 7 years ago.... wait...

[@MegaUtube99]

Scott From Rally Subaru why

[@WhatSmada]

3:24

[@realtsylent]

3:23 He sounds not like The Weeknd, he sounds like The Weekday Let’s be honest melon, you had that saved in the drafts

[@stlpolicemetropolitandepar4316]

TTY TOM // TSYLENT he really thought he did something

[@ohyes4710]

Bald man literally put the whole album in the fav tracks but gave it a 7 👉🏽👈🏽

[@anon8096]

Jesus, even if Mozart somehow crawled from his death and made music today, he’ll get light to decent 6 at best from Melon

[@layicorn]

Proof that Kanye West is Mozart reincarnated

[@zackzallie8735]

@@layicorn *Playboi Carti

[@FlareiOS]

@@zackzallie8735 man I like carti’s music but that’s cap

[@kirbya9545]

Mozart is mid Beethoven was better 🙄

[@kevinross6235]

Finally he gave a The Weeknd album a higher score than 5

[@armando1611]

kevin ross Weeknd still needs to put out a 9 to beat echoes of silence

[@GavinBryce]

He gave Echoes of Silence an 8 back in like 2011

[@breastmilkgaming]

7 days in weeknd

[@hectorhervas3749]

He gave his second album an 8

[@TheRealNeil-kc7si]

Héctor Hervás false

[@linc3152]

*Sees like/dislike ratio* "Oh, looks like he gave it a 7"

[@19MAD95]

Save your tears was a jam. After closing my eyes and listening I felt transported to the scene described

[@brandonboughton_000]

Better than blinding lights

[@rojitbarlagan]

Melon just the take the L, this album is still going strong.

[@serge3040]

Kinda disappointed that you didn't touch on the cohesiveness and story progressions throughout the album, which made it at least a 9/10 imo

[@younggeezerrr3156]

Fr I think people r disregarding the story being told here by Abel thru album, they just think he compiled a bunch of tracks in random order, Abel never gets credit for storytelling which is what I hate lol even the album cover represents someting dope

[@jaidsalgado]

@@younggeezerrr3156 The album concept just wasnt executed that great. It doesnt stand out and wont really be remembered down the road

[@younggeezerrr3156]

jaidsalgado it’s done well imo it’s just people aren’t listening properly not even Fantano who doesn’t even talk about it

[@nxolan]

jaidsalgado youre DELUSIONAL.

[@jaidsalgado]

@@nxolan no u

[@user-yk1ke8xv4k]

melon, you can't just dance to blinding lights for 8 minutes and not give the poor guy a 10/10

[@soccerlegend7774]

After Hours a 7, Dawn FM an 8, must mean After Life will be a 9

[@donna2016..]

"After Hours" is the best song I've ever heard

[@newzene7085]

Same, thought i was the only one who thought that

[@cccbeats_]

This doesn't have anything to do with you saying that After Hours is the best song you've ever heard, but check out a singer called Aaryan Shah. You'll love him.

[@cccbeats_]

@@newzene7085 👆

[@benb2794]

I can’t believe he didn’t mention the “Phillip K Dick” line

[@cacacaca4523]

or the line where abel said if he ODs, then he wants his lover to OD with him

[@joaoguilhermeesteves4531]

I was sure he was gonna mention it lol

[@chrilborn4138]

This review was very surface level imo...he's gone more in depth over weeknd albums that he DIDN'T like so I don't get why he didn't do so for a project he actually liked

[@genesisosuna]

@@chrilborn4138 you just answered your question. He didnt like them so he gave it more time and listens, and when you dont like something you have more to say about it than when you like something. Not sure if I'm explaining myself well

[@chrilborn4138]

@@genesisosuna I get what you're saying, but hes done 22 minute reviews for Kendrick's album (Damn in particular which got the same score) and other artists, idk I feel like he could've brought up the storyline in the record or talked about the production more cuz them beats BANG lol

[@chillercentral8125]

Anthony "I know what the N in The Weeknd stands for" Fantano

[@lilliampumpernickle4655]

Nigga

[@cozonac509]

Nigga

[@joshhunter6928]

Nigga

[@NoahDitlefsen]

Nigga

[@justincoleman3805]

I don’t wanna be a grammar nazi but you guys are spelling that wrong.

[@AB-tx5wo]

I hate the fact that he roasted alone again . It’s literally a god tier song bro 😔

[@WilliamFuckingButcher]

Handsome Abel

[@kdvsam]

Giving the album a 7 because your a *Abelena* stan and not a *Abella* stan isn’t a review

[@eversince.]

Abella stan wya??

[@babbas_baby]

@@eversince. ABELLA FOREVER THE ALBUM IS OBVIOSULY BOUT BELLA 💓💓

[@Gabriel071293]

This is one of the most hyped and exciting 7s Anthony has ever given. It made my day a little better :) Specially in these almost unbearable times

[@lukaschang6973]

SAMEE after all the 5s he's given the Weeknd he's finally moved up to a 7 :)

[@jzilla3770]

Scrub ur face

[@polaroidandroidjeff6383]

What a sad existence you live

[@abup2759]

You had me there in the first half let me not lie

[@antoniosanichar943]

Lukas Chang next one is a 10 ;)

[@bobshoe8426]

He gave it a 7... WE'LL TAKE IT!

[@starboy__finesse__4166]

7 ain't good

[@lpkombi6685]

@@starboy__finesse__4166 5 is average, 10 is perfect, so 7 is pretty good, like, not great but not average at all. For me it's a 8 but I'll take the 7.

[@Dinnerthedaythebanksareopen]

Bob Shoe Lol I’m surprised he didn’t talk shit considering the fact that he always rates all of The Weeknd music really low

[@computer-love]

is this an 0pn joke

[@IHav3No3n3mies]

His review was fair and I agree this is a new beginning for the weeknds sound and I'm in for it

[@b.jr.7816]

Uh, I think you’re mistaken, Anthony... The Weeknd has never gone by “The Artist Formerly Known as Starving Ethiopian”.

[@levismallwood2611]

The first song is mixed PERFECT. If you pay attention his voice gets progressively less audible and more layered and programmed sounding as a stylistic choice. I LOVE the mix on the whole record but especially that first song. Some people will understandably not get how this LP is a sonic masterpiece. The mix style and overall aesthetic is ahead of its time I think.

[@asparrow719]

You can’t give this album a 0 just because a bloody nose is “bad hygiene”

[@Max25670]

it is during corona

[@gut853]

LMAO

[@benjaminhenjamin6774]

This album is lit. If only it wasn’t such a depressing time

[@spaarbeleg]

Fuck that Still going lit

[@bonzaiitrees908]

Thats why it hits different, its the weeknd LOL

[@pierfrancescocosta6336]

Well, you still have got a fun albun to listen to! 😉

[@LandOfBits]

F A I T H

[@octaviodigianni905]

precisely it's great that he decided to drop it instead of postponing it, blessing us with this amazing work of music that will help us cope with the current situation

[@JayVera]

That sample in “Scared to Live” is Elton John 🤦‍♂️

[@paulmcdougald4953]

Jay Vera he actually an idiot for not knowing that

[@papayer]

You are allowed to not know a sample's origins chill lol

[@pavlegrebenarevic382]

gnaw Well you are, but how can you call yourself Internet's bussiest music nerd, and not know an Elton John sample lol? He doesn't do his homework

[@papayer]

@@pavlegrebenarevic382 Still irrelevant lol.

[@tdb4763]

@@papayer not irrelevant my guy. But also not astronomical.

[@cleveranduniquename5943]

Anthony do you seriously have to deduct 3 points off because his name isn’t spelt the right way? Cmon man.

[@hassansiddiqui9140]

*likes 8 tracks and hates one* " I'm feeling a strong 7 on this thing "

[@jesse5609]

At least an 8 even with the two lesser tracks which still aren’t bad

[@bartoszadamczyk44]

Hassan Siddiqui if you’d watch the review you’d know why he gave this a 7

[@antoniosanichar943]

Hassan Siddiqui he is the first person I saw that didn’t like alone again lol

[@kve5520]

Light 7

[@missacacia6862]

He didn't liked them, he pretty much said they were decent

[@angelvarela9830]

AM i THE ONLY ONE THAT THINKS "Snowchild" SLAPSSSSSS

[@henokwoldemichael1749]

DOUBLE CUP LEANNNINNN

[@theophilevictoria5592]

Snowchild is Sensational

[@adamperez2675]

Angel Corta still not better than hardest to love or repeat after me

[@johncarboni1059]

No, no you are not

[@angelvarela9830]

YO i dove deep into snowchilds lyrics and hes got SO MANY different references

[@epicjake354]

Imagine calling Too Late your least favorite...

[@casparlake3458]

That song is on my top 3

[@kalinjones3626]

Calling any song on that album your least favorite is a crime in my eyes

[@ozkan576]

@Ten O "He doesn't like a song I like, lol I guess he doesn't know anything about music" headass

[@MrTwhispers]

"Escape From LA sounds like he's Escaping TO LA to get back with Bella Hadid" Bro, Anthony. That ain't cool.

[@kalinjones3626]

Oh no I can’t even the video because of the comments

[@WilliamMaranciMashups]

The dark blue flannel officially means you almost loved an album.

[@tymofiygolubiev4284]

He gave Birds a 3 wearing this flannel though

[@shadowgaze]

TG TG 💀

[@Shrekboy567]

TG TG all flannels have videos where they’re missed use tho

[@spamsingles5948]

@@tymofiygolubiev4284 That is a different blue flannel

[@kelskelskels]

>calls him able very early in the video “oh he liked it. he’s excited.”

[@97EDUB]

Finally, a 2020 album Anthony is Abel to enjoy.

[@listentome5583]

Legion Vision I hate you

[@Mango-bj2ch]

Legion Vision booo

[@barbutahelmet8966]

@@97EDUB bro don't listen to them bro that was a good pun bro ily no homo bro

[@breastmilkgaming]

@@barbutahelmet8966 lets 😘

[@sdfopsdmsdofjmp7863]

The dude just put 8/14 tracks in his fav tracks list, yet only gave him a seven.

[@zackari6063]

Who's here after Grammy didn't nominate The Weeknd? I'm so disappointed...

[@NightMCrafted]

IMO Too Late is one of the best songs on the album

[@Ray-uk3um]

Yes, same here, its my favourite for sure.

[@chrilborn4138]

Same

[@FunkyRedCat237]

For me is the worst song in the album, It's all over the place and It uses the almost exact beat from 'Wasted Times' which I think makes the track a little bit uninspired, also reminds me of 'Rockin' which uses a similar type beat also

[@ripstarboy]

for me repeat after me is my least fav and too late is my second least fav. i just cant vibe with em

[@darthmisogyny3828]

Save your tears is my least favorite song on this album. Escape from la is 🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@izaanmasud2708]

“He doesn’t sound like The Weeknd he sounds like the weekday” HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA UR SO FUNNY CAL😹😹😹😹😹😹😹

[@jumalakohtuotsus4174]

I DIED

[@dannylawfin6654]

My God these comments are so unfunny. Y'all just stopped being creative for likes and attention huh ?

[@HomoChomsky]

@@dannylawfin6654 what do you have to contribute, then, except predictability?

[@Le0xo]

@@dannylawfin6654 isnt the joke that its not funny and overused joke? or are these people actually laughing lmao? if its the former this comment is fine buzzkill

[@promiseomiponle810]

Danny Lawfin bruh wtf

[@mrs7025]

You came here after DAWN FM, am I right?

[@thalisnasikas1939]

7/10; Hahahaha omg this album is at least a 9 out of 10

[@Ben-ql6hc]

@aloevv𖤐 10 brah

[@genesisosuna]

He finally did it, he broke the curse of the 5. I can die happy now

[@Zenssei]

He also broke it with Logic... ..But not in the same way thought

[@gamestation130]

Zenssei it’ll be Cole next

[@evieburr]

i think he gave echoes of silence an 8? either way its been too long

[@genesisosuna]

@@evieburr The curse has been alive since Kissland. I know he gave it an 8, House of balloons a 3 and I dont know if he reviewed Thursday

[@maze8531]

Finally he likes a Weeknd project lol, after 10 years

[@rylanellis00]

Maze “it’s been 84 years...”

[@starboy__finesse__4166]

@@rylanellis00 it's not good the album is not a 7 at least an 8

[@rylanellis00]

Starboy__Finesse__ i think its at least an 8 too but im just happy after all these years, since his 8/10 echoes of silence review almost a decade ago, after underrating album after album he finally gave an album some strong positivity. I can agree with some of his criticism’s too and even then I’m happy he came away feeling a decent 7

[@Wow-kb2ix]

he gave echoes of silence an 8

[@josh44026]

Its his best work

[@bhavyakukkar]

This is a 9/10

[@agro9883]

Soon as he said Alone Again was mid I gotta leave 😂

[@mohamedelgamil9030]

I almost thought I’d have my own opinion for once ...

[@cillianclarke8987]

Don't be silly

[@calvindew5298]

This is one of my favorite comments on KZbin

[@wondr7608]

7/10 upside down is 10/10. You’ve done it again melon.

[@waluigi521]

this is a ten, c'mon

[@saharz428]

You didn’t even mention the heartbreaking story telling behind the project or how Abel took references from cinema. On top of that I don’t know how someone cannot like Alone Again or Until I bleed out unless you’re just not a fan of the synth wave sound. This needs another review 💯

[@wayned535]

dont be too mad. Melon does this all the time. Its kind of understandable tho considering he listens to so much music but its still a let down. Also i was screaming at the end vocals of the first half of Alone Again so I agree lol.